Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Document And Entity Information
Document Type	8-K
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Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	GENESIS ENERGY LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001022321

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The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD.

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The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, N-1A, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, minus any "/A" suffix. The acceptable values are as follows: S-1, S-3, S-4, S-11, F-1, F-3, F-4, F-9, F-10, 6-K, 8-K, 10, 10-K, 10-Q, 20-F, 40-F, N-1A, 485BPOS, 497, NCSR, N-CSR, N-CSRS, N-Q, 10-KT, 10-QT, 20-FT, and Other.

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A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.

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The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.

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Document And Entity Information [Abstract]

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